Variable speed control for a brushless direct current motor
US4603283A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P6/182
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A variable speed control for an encoderless, brushless, direct current motor. An input signal, representing a desired speed of the motor, is received by both a variable power supply and a counter. The counter responsively issues a sequence of signals corresponding to particular motor windings to be energized. The variable power supply issues a motor supply voltage in accordance with the input signal as well. An error corrector circuit is connected to both the counter and the windings of the motor. The corrector circuit senses a voltage waveform on a winding when the counter signal indicates that the winding is not energized. If the winding voltage waveform deviates from a predetermined standard, the corrector circuit gives a correction command to the variable power supply. The variable power supply accordingly increases or decreases the motor supply voltage.
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